7. 2020 is now — With 2018 in the books, all attention turns towards the 2020 presidential elections. Every decision made by our new divided government will be seen through that lens. — The 2020 Senate map looks better for Democrats, with the exception of Alabama’s Doug Jones, but both parties hold two seats in […]

As Tuesday’s election results come in, watch Yellowhammer News’ Dale Jackson and Jeff Poor, who will be joined by Calhoun Community College’s Dr. Waymon Burke, offer news and analysis. Not only is control of Congress on the line, but a full slate of state offices as well. See video below.

The facially false, partisan “lies” about statewide Amendment Two have been backed by almost $1.5 million in out-of-state, dark money spending led by Planned Parenthood, with the dishonesty getting worse and worse as Tuesday’s election approached. On Monday, the worst “lies” yet emerged, this time from the “National Advocates for Pregnant Women” (NAPW) in New […]

While most will be watching what happens with the national politics and the fallout that is to come as the returns stream in, there are a handful of storylines here locally in Alabama. How Tuesday turns out in Alabama will provide data for future elections, including in 2020 when Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) is […]

7. Alabama Democrats are running a candidate that may not be able to hold office in Florence — Caroline Self, the Democratic Party nominee for Alabama State Senate District 1 in Lauderdale, Limestone and Madison Counties, claimed she moved back to Alabama in 2017 in order to “make the stories of Alabamians better.” — But […]

7. Voting issues bubble up before the election — not just made up stories like in Alabama — Georgia’s secretary of state, and gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, is alleging that Georgia’s Democratic Party had launched a “failed attempt to hack the state’s voter registration system.” A spokesperson says they are under investigation for “possible cybercrimes.” — Last […]

Even though top-of-the-ticket contests dominate the headlines and turn the most heads, some of Alabama’s most competitive and, in a few cases, most impactful contests are down-ballot on Tuesday. First, Alabamians will decide on four constitutional amendments, one of which has drawn more money during the general election than only the gubernatorial contest. Planned Parenthood […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — Is the issue of illegal immigration a strong one for the president of the United States to close with for the 2018 midterms? — Who is to blame for the tone of our political debate, President […]

With only three days until Tuesday’s general election, Alabama Media Group published a fear-mongering, dishonest article about Amendment Two on the statewide ballot. This comes after the same liberal publication on Thursday was criticized for its “fake news” coverage of supposed “voter suppression” in Alabama (Secretary of State John Merrill has called the reporting “a […]

7. Alabama Media Group’s fake news masquerading as an important news story is a nakedly political ploy — The report claimed “hurdles” were put in place by the state of Alabama to keep African-American students from being able to vote. It also repeated claims that hundreds were disenfranchised in 2016. — Alabama Secretary of State […]

Perhaps the most hotly contested item on Tuesday’s upcoming general election ballot has been Amendment Two, the pro-life constitutional amendment, with Planned Parenthood and other out-of-state liberal groups set to spend over $1.3 million on what has been called a “false and misleading advertising campaign” that is based on “lies.” While Amendment Three, which updates […]

7. Democrat campaigns have been busted attempting to mislead people in Missouri, Tennessee, Arizona and now Florida  — An undercover video from James O’Keefe and Project Veritas exposed another Democrat campaign full of deception. Staffers for Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum let their guard down and told an undercover journalist the truth, saying, “Gillum is a […]

7. In Alabama, predators can still give out candy on Halloween, but don’t worry -scary Halloween stories are overblown — In some areas of the country, law enforcement is working to stop sex offenders from interacting with kids on Halloween. Alabama is not one of those places because it’s not illegal for them to participate. — There […]

President Donald Trump has tossed out his own personal “October Surprise” in the form of an idea to reign in birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens. The caravan, which media outlets are now declaring “doesn’t exist,” is still slowly plodding its way towards the United States’ border. Illegal immigration is the number one Trump […]

7. A good guy with a gun stops a bad guy with a gun in a Birmingham McDonald’s — A father and his two sons walked into a Birmingham McDonald’s this weekend and right into a gunfight after a masked man busted in and opened fire. It is unknown whether this was a robbery or […]

Congressional candidate Lee Auman joined WVNN’s “The Dale Jackson Show” Monday to discuss his campaign for Congress against incumbent Congressman Robert Aderholt. Auman’s appearance further highlighted the problem Alabama Democrats have in the state. The liberal views of the national Democratic Party continue to hang like an anchor on their Alabama candidates. Some try to distance […]

Third-quarter production numbers released last week show that Alabama’s major metallurgical coal mines are booming, including both of Warrior Met Coal’s mines. According to renowned financial analytics giant S&P Global, “Warrior Met Coal’s third-quarter production at its two coking coal mines in Alabama saw strong year-on-year growth, following growth at key regional longwall mines.” Warrior’s […]

Long before AL(dot)com, The Montgomery Advertiser, The Decatur Daily and all the other old legacy print newspapers in Alabama were trying their darnedest to force-feed a right-leaning readership a regular dose of uninteresting and poorly written liberal editorials and op-eds, The Anniston Star under the leadership of H. Brandt Ayers was setting the state’s gold […]

7. Most prognosticators believe Democrats are poised to take the House — A political betting site has Republicans keeping control — Nate Silver’s prediction site gives Democrats an 84.8 percent chance of winning the House and a less than one percent chance of picking up any net seats. — The betting odds site MyBookie.com favor Republicans keeping control of the […]

Mainstream media outlets across the country have been under scrutiny in recent years for perceived bias against conservatives, and Alabama based-news media is no exception. While most local coverage is handled with proper professionalism and flies under the radar, brazen instances of bias in political coverage gives legacy outlets across the state a black eye. […]

Radio talk show host Dale Jackson and Dr. Waymon Burke take you through this week’s biggest political stories, including: — What impact will the mail bombs have on the midterms, if any? — Will Walt Maddox, his campaign and their media allies find something that damages the governor? — Are there any surprises in Alabama’s […]

Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), through his leadership committee PAC, is working to defeat the Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama as they all face general election challenges. The last mandatory FEC filing before the November 6 midterms for Jones’ PAC, entitled the “Seeking Justice Committee,” showed donations on October 12 […]

7. Montgomery County Schools joins Baldwin County in wanting to keep kids from transferring out of failing schools — The AEA wants to help — Board members passed the resolution by a 5-1 margin, asking lawmakers to repeal the Alabama Accountability Act, which the Alabama Education Association says has cost the district $5.8 million since 2013 […]

7. Two sentenced to prison in the scheme to stop the cleanup of an EPA Superfund site — Joel Gilbert, a former partner at Balch & Bingham, got five years in a federal prison for his conviction on six criminal charges. He also received two years of supervised release, 100 community service hours per year and was […]